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Measure passes House 88-24, with nine Democrats joining with the GOP in support.
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Billionaire Tommy Duff forms Republican PAC as he weighs gubernatorial run
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Duff has recently said he's still weighing a run for governor, but his creation of a PAC that could garner support from many down-ticket Republicans would appear to be a concrete step in that direction.
on Jan 7
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On this day in 1865, a half dozen Confederate Army veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
on Dec 24
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On this day in 1911, Josh Gibson, the Negro League’s “Home Run King,” was born in Buena Vista, Georgia.
on Dec 21
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Calhoun County lawmaker Andy Stepp dies at 66
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Fellow lawmaker says Stepp was a fixture in the community, 'went above and beyond' to help others.
on Dec 5
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“Y’all going to kill me?” Years apart, mother and son die in police restraints
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Years apart, Robert Loggins and his mother Debbie died in police restraints. Officers continue to use dangerous restraints despite warnings.
on Nov 29
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On this day in 1972, a law enforcement officer shot and killed two students at Southern University in Baton Rouge.
on Nov 16
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Sen. Roger Wicker is in position to challenge Trump on Russia if he so chooses
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Under the Trump administration and a GOP-controlled Senate, Sen. Roger Wicker will be one of D.C.’s most powerful politicians. Will he stand up to Trump on Russia?
on Nov 11
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Tate Reeves, Donald Trump seem to want public schools to teach only positive, whitewashed history
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Gov. Tate Reeves may have found a soulmate in his long quest to ensure the teaching of only positive American history: Donald Trump.
on Oct 28
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Podcast: How are patients faring with Mississippi's medical marijuana program?
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Mississippi Today's Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison get an update on the state's medical cannabis program from Angie Calhoun, founder and CEO of the Mississippi Cannabis Patients Alliance. Calhoun became an advocate for medical marijuana when her son suffered debilitating Lyme Disease symptoms...
on Oct 28
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Federal court says Mississippi can't count late ballots but the ruling doesn't affect Nov. 5 vote
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A conservative federal court ruled that Mississippi cannot count mail-in ballots that arrive shortly after Election Day.
on Oct 26
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Tired of NIL and transfer portal? Consider pulling for Army or Navy
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Both Army and Navy are undefeated. Both are nationally ranked. Neither pays its players. Neither recruits players from the transfer portal.
on Oct 23
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The key to Jim Kitchens' reelection to the Mississippi Supreme Court: Kamala Harris voters
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If Kamala Harris does well in 22-county central district, that should bode well for Jim Kitchens, who seeks a third term on Supreme Court.
on Oct 21
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State-funded project to improve Jackson cul-de-sac near lawmaker’s home moves forward
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An appointed board is supposed to determine what projects are needed in the special district within Jackson, but lawmakers also earmarked some specific projects.
on Oct 19
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Cleveland librarian found her calling matching kids with books
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In the Cleveland public library, Bobbie Matheney has been matching kids with books and touching lives for almost 20 years.
on Oct 18
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She was accused of murder after losing her pregnancy. South Carolina woman now tells her story.
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Her story raises questions about the state of reproductive rights in this country, disparities in health care, and pregnancy criminalization.
on Oct 5
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U..S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland visits Jackson days after the Justice Department announces probe of Rankin County policing practices.
on Sep 26
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Justice Department launches probe into Rankin County's policing practices
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The Justice Department will seek to determine if the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department engaged in a pattern of violence, illegal searches and arrests or other discriminatory practices.
on Sep 21
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A Mississippi town moves a Confederate monument that became a shrouded eyesore
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The city of Grenada, Mississippi, has taken down a Confederate monument that stood on the courthouse square since 1910.
on Sep 20
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Mississippi receives $4 million for in-home help for new parents
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The program uses a decades-old, evidence-based model called Parents as Teachers that focuses on educating parents in early childhood development, learning and health.
on Sep 9
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Mississippi regulators to solar boosters: Sit down and be quiet
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Mississippi state utility regulators have increasingly placed barriers to development of solar energy in one of the sunniest states in the U.S.
on Sep 5
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Biden administration approves Mississippi's $1.2 billion internet access plan
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The approval allows Mississippi to request $1.2 billion and go from planning to action on the BEAD program. South Dakota was cleared to request $207 million.
on Sep 3
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The writer and killers ‘stole the story of Emmett Till from his mother and family’
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A long-secret memo shows William Bradfor Huie believed Carolyn Bryant lied about her encounter with Emmett Till.
on Aug 29
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It is time for Mississippi to celebrate Marjorie Baroni
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Marjorie Baroni is one of Mississippi’s most courageous and committed civil rights activists but not well-known in her hometown of Natchez.
on Aug 23
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On this day in 1921, Alex Haley, the author of “Roots” and “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”, was born in Ithaca, New York.
on Aug 11
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Ex-Noxubee County sheriff will serve one day in prison for lying to the FBI
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Noxubee County Sheriff Terry Grassaree lied to the FBI when he denied that he made a jailed woman send him explicit photos and videos.
on Aug 8
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Health insurance for low-income Mississippians will jump 160% when Biden-era subsidies end
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There are 280,000, mostly low-income Mississippians receiving health insurance through the marketplace exchange.
on Aug 6
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When Biden stepped down, Kamala Harris called her pastor, a Mississippi native, for a prayer
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After Joe Biden stepped aside, one of the first calls Vice President Kamala Harris made was to her longtime pastor, a native Mississippian.
on Aug 1
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Neuroscientist becomes the seventh person to plead guilty in welfare scandal
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Jake Vanlandingham, a startup drug company founder and business partner of Brett Favre, pleaded guilty to a welfare scandal-related charge.
on Jul 26
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Curtis Wilkie: President Biden should step aside to protect his country and his legacy
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President Joe Biden should not run for reelection to protect the country and his legacy, longtime political journalist Curtis Wilkie writes.
on Jul 17
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New Mississippi law makes ASL a foreign language credit
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Beginning July 1, American Sign Language will count as a foreign language credit in Mississippi high schools.
on Jul 11
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Mississippi Republicans love at least one project Trump now calls a 'green new scam'
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Mississippi Republicans celebrated the groundbreaking of an electric vehicle battery plant that will create hundreds of jobs. But Republican Donald Trump vows to end the federal incentives that are helping to fund those very jobs.
on Jul 8
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on Jul 3
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Broadband expansion in Mississippi continues with $70.9 million in grants
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Internet service providers across Mississippis will receive $70.9 million in grants to bring broadband access to 26,500 homes.
on Jun 27
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Pete Buttigieg and Bennie Thompson unveil $20 million investment in Jackson roadway
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg comes to Jackson for groundbreaking of $20 million renovation of Medgar Evers Boulevard.
on Jun 26
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Hinds County approves Raymond solar farm
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Hinds County Board of Supervisors vote 3-2 in favor of embattled solar farm project in Raymond.
on Jun 26
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Key Mississippi leader is open to replacing state’s white supremacist statues in Washington
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Both Davis and George were leaders of the Confederacy, and their vivid racism is well documented.
on Jun 24
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Lawmakers can lower Mississippi's sky-high grocery prices
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California and Mississippi don't have much in common, but the Golden State and the Magnolia State do have one similarity: high grocery prices.
on Jun 24
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Editor's note: Mississippi Today asks Supreme Court to overturn an order that threatens constitutional rights of journalists and all citizens.
on Jun 24
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Will a Mississippi billionaire run for governor in the poorest state?
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Other Republicans reportedly considering a run are: Attorney General Lynn Fitch, Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson, former state House Speaker Philip Gunn, former U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, Secretary of State Michael Watson and state Auditor Shad White.
on Jun 23
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‘Did You Tase Him in the Face!?’ Inside ‘Goon Squad’ Deputies’ Group Chat
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In a private WhatsApp text thread, a group of Rankin County sheriff’s deputies joked about rape and shocking people with Tasers.
on Jun 2
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On this day in 1863, Harriet Tubman, along with Black soldiers, took part in a daring Union raid of Combahee Ferry near Beaufort, South Carolina.
on Jun 2
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On this day in 1921, the Tulsa race massacre left as many as 300 dead and 10,000 homeless.
on May 31
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This DeSoto Co. hospital transfers some patients to jail to await mental health treatment
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Dozens of times a year, deputies pick up patients at this hospital and bring them to jail to wait for mental health treatment.
on May 29
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Judge: Juries, not judges, should rule on officers' 'bad acts'
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Jailed nearly two years on a crime he didn't commit, Desmond Green wants the "rogue" detective who put him there held accountable.
on May 27
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From dummy bill to Hail Marys: How Mississippi's Medicaid expansion efforts failed
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Though it looked promising from the start, here's the story of how the legislative effort to expand Medicaid in Mississippi failed.
on May 6
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Counter-protestors vastly outnumbered the Free Palestine demonstrators at Ole Miss in first such campus protest in Mississippi.
on May 3
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On Confederate Memorial Day, an honest annotation of the Mississippi Declaration of Secession
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Editorial: There is one thing the Declaration of Secession makes abundantly clear: slavery is the prominent reason Mississippi seceded.
on Apr 30
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‘A matter of life and death:’ Hundreds rally at Capitol for full Medicaid expansion
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Those at the rally made clear they support "Full expansion now," which they frequently chanted, and not the Senate proposal, which its drafters have referred to as "expansion lite."
on Apr 17
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Thank you, Mississippi taxpayers, for funding Medicaid expansion in 40 other states
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Millions of Mississippians will send their tax money to 40 other states providing health care coverage to millions of poor, working people.
on Apr 16